published by Röntgen Kunstraum, Japan 1998
30 × 21 × 0.3 cm, 200 gsm
our ref: VB0152
Kenji Yanobe | 1995 >> 1998 is a 1999 artist monograph published by Röntgen Kunstraum / Katsuya Ikeuchi Galerie (Tokyo), documenting Yanobe’s key works from 1995 to 1998
The book includes essays by Noi Sawaragi, Elizabeth Brown, Marc-Olivier Wahler, and others, situating his practice within post‑Cold War anxieties and Japanese pop culture
Step into a world where survival gear meets sci‑fi daydream. Kenji Yanobe: 1995 >> 1998 captures the artist at his most inventive—designing radiation suits, escape pods, and coin‑operated “apocalypse vehicles” that look like they rolled straight out of a manga… but were built for the real world.
Created in the shadow of the 1995 Kobe earthquake and Yanobe’s journey to Chernobyl, the works in this book balance playful imagination with uneasy reality. Cute meets catastrophic. Pop meets post‑nuclear. It’s survivalism with a neon glow.
Packed with vivid images and thoughtful essays, this volume is both a time capsule of 1990s Japanese contemporary art and a wild ride through Yanobe’s bunker‑ready universe.
Perfect for fans of dystopian design, Japanese pop aesthetics, and art that asks: What would you pack for the end of the world?
published by Röntgen Kunstraum, Japan 1998
30 × 21 × 0.3 cm, 200 gsm
our ref: VB0152
Kenji Yanobe | 1995 >> 1998 is a 1999 artist monograph published by Röntgen Kunstraum / Katsuya Ikeuchi Galerie (Tokyo), documenting Yanobe’s key works from 1995 to 1998
The book includes essays by Noi Sawaragi, Elizabeth Brown, Marc-Olivier Wahler, and others, situating his practice within post‑Cold War anxieties and Japanese pop culture
Step into a world where survival gear meets sci‑fi daydream. Kenji Yanobe: 1995 >> 1998 captures the artist at his most inventive—designing radiation suits, escape pods, and coin‑operated “apocalypse vehicles” that look like they rolled straight out of a manga… but were built for the real world.
Created in the shadow of the 1995 Kobe earthquake and Yanobe’s journey to Chernobyl, the works in this book balance playful imagination with uneasy reality. Cute meets catastrophic. Pop meets post‑nuclear. It’s survivalism with a neon glow.
Packed with vivid images and thoughtful essays, this volume is both a time capsule of 1990s Japanese contemporary art and a wild ride through Yanobe’s bunker‑ready universe.
Perfect for fans of dystopian design, Japanese pop aesthetics, and art that asks: What would you pack for the end of the world?
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